枢 shū door hinge
door hinge; pivot
How to remember 枢: 木 tree + 区 area = door hinge. The old barn door, cut from one tree, squeaks across the whole farm area, until the farmer oils its rusty door hinge.
Component breakdown
枢 = 木 tree + 区 area
- 木 tree
- 区 area
- 匚 container
- 㐅 cross mark
The old barn door, cut from one tree, squeaks across the whole farm area, until the farmer oils its rusty door hinge.
How it is used
- A pivot or hub, the critical central point - 枢纽 (shūniǔ), a transport/communications hub: 交通枢纽 (jiāotōng shūniǔ) a transit hub.
- 中枢 (zhōngshū) is the nerve center of a system. Formal.